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Table 2.

Efficacy of 2 repellents tested 3 to 6 hours after application during study B in Peru.

		All mosquitoes Hours post application						Anopheles darlingi Hours post application
Treatment		3	4	5	6	Mean	95 % C.I.	3	4	5	6	Mean	95 % C.I.

20 % oil control	AM	44.44	62.11	38.44	40.11	46.28	27.97 – 46.58	31.11	54.78	34.11	35.44	38.86	20.05 – 37.64
	WM	34.52	53.05	31.46	29.27	36.13^a		22.10	44.60	23.05	24.79	27.52^a
	% P	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-
PMD/LG Repellent	AM	1.33	1.78	1.67	4.78	2.39	0.73 – 2.10	1.11	1.56	1.44	3.89	2.00	0.63 – 01.80
	WM	0.82	1.08	1.15	2.52	1.32^b		0.66	0.93	1.05	2.17	1.14^b
	% P	97.01	97.13	95.66	88.08	94.84		96.43	97.15	95.78	89.02	94.85
20% DEET	AM	15.22	19.78	13.89	18.44	16.83	10.17 – 17.25	13.56	18.33	12.89	17.22	15.50	9.13 – 15.76
	WM	10.59	16.12	11.68	15.28	13.28^c		9.59	14.96	10.59	13.59	12.02^c
	% P	65.75	68.15	63.86	54.03	63.63		56.41	66.53	62.21	51.41	60.11

AM = arithmetic mean mosquito landings per person hour.

WM = William's mean mosquito landings per person hour. Means followed by different letters are significantly different.

% P = Percentage protection i.e. 100 - ((mosquito landings on treatment ÷ mosquito landings on control) × 100).